Banty Lewis - Revision history

Ric at 17:30, 3 June 2022

2022-06-03T17:30:25Z

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	*Banty Lewis also was a pitcher for the Happy Ramblers baseball team of Newark: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-05-13/ed-1/seq-12/], [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-05-11/ed-1/seq-12/]		*Banty Lewis also was a pitcher for the Happy Ramblers baseball team of Newark: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-05-13/ed-1/seq-12/], [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-05-11/ed-1/seq-12/]
			*Dec. 1911 article/photo: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1911-12-30/ed-1/seq-10/]
	*4 February 1913 article (return from France): [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1913-02-04/ed-1/seq-11/]		*4 February 1913 article (return from France): [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1913-02-04/ed-1/seq-11/]
	*20 March 1914 article: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-20/ed-1/seq-18/]		*20 March 1914 article: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-20/ed-1/seq-18/]
	*21 March 1914 article: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-21/ed-1/seq-16/]		*21 March 1914 article: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-21/ed-1/seq-16/]
	*November 1914 articles: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-11-25/ed-1/seq-11/] [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-11-07/ed-1/seq-18/]		*November 1914 articles: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-11-25/ed-1/seq-11/] [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-11-07/ed-1/seq-18/]

Ric at 22:07, 18 May 2022

2022-05-18T22:07:16Z

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	*Banty Lewis also was a pitcher for the Happy Ramblers baseball team of Newark: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-05-13/ed-1/seq-12/], [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-05-11/ed-1/seq-12/]		*Banty Lewis also was a pitcher for the Happy Ramblers baseball team of Newark: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-05-13/ed-1/seq-12/], [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-05-11/ed-1/seq-12/]
			*4 February 1913 article (return from France): [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1913-02-04/ed-1/seq-11/]
	*20 March 1914 article: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-20/ed-1/seq-18/]		*20 March 1914 article: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-20/ed-1/seq-18/]
	*21 March 1914 article: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-21/ed-1/seq-16/]		*21 March 1914 article: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-21/ed-1/seq-16/]
	*November 1914 articles: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-11-25/ed-1/seq-11/] [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-11-07/ed-1/seq-18/]		*November 1914 articles: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-11-25/ed-1/seq-11/] [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-11-07/ed-1/seq-18/]

Ric at 18:17, 13 May 2022

2022-05-13T18:17:29Z

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	''Newark Evening News'', September 1954:		''Newark Evening News'', September 1954:

	'''Louis A. Novak''', 62, of 124 Hobson Street in Newark, was killed today when his head was crushed by a rear wheel of a tractor-trailer at Frelinghuysen Avenue and Alpine Street. The driver of the truck... said he was unaware of the accident until someone shouted to him to stop. He had just started up his truck after being halted by a traffic light.		'''''Louis A. Novak''', 62, of 124 Hobson Street in Newark, was killed today when his head was crushed by a rear wheel of a tractor-trailer at Frelinghuysen Avenue and Alpine Street. The driver of the truck... said he was unaware of the accident until someone shouted to him to stop. He had just started up his truck after being halted by a traffic light.

	Novak was known in the ring as '''Banty Lewis'''. He boxed professionally from about 1908 to 1920, his last opponent being [[Mickey Walker]]. He disliked the spotlight, but was a popular fighter who was one of the rare fighters who could knock out an opponent with one blow. In 1913 he went to France as one of a troop of fighters under the management of [[Al Lippe]], others including [[Jeff Smith]] and [[Billy Papke]]. In France he defeated top French featherweights [[Auguste Grassi]] and [[Robert Dastillon]] in 15 and 20 rounds, although he had never fought more than four rounds before.		''Novak was known in the ring as '''Banty Lewis'''. He boxed professionally from about 1908 to 1920, his last opponent being [[Mickey Walker]]. He disliked the spotlight, but was a popular fighter who was one of the rare fighters who could knock out an opponent with one blow. In 1913 he went to France as one of a troop of fighters under the management of [[Al Lippe]], others including [[Jeff Smith]] and [[Billy Papke]]. In France he defeated top French featherweights [[Auguste Grassi]] and [[Robert Dastillon]] in 15 and 20 rounds, although he had never fought more than four rounds before.
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			''By his performances and appearance Lewis captivated the Europeans. He had the shoulders of a middleweight and the waistline of a chorus girl, and long, blond hair and slim legs.

			''In the United States, Banty fought mainly in New York and northern New Jersey. He was a top performer in such venues as the old Central Institute in Newark and Bill Brown's 23rd Street Club in New York. He is said to have had 231 fights, scoring 108 knockouts, but these totals have not yet been verified.

	By his ~~performances and appearance Lewis captivated the Europeans~~. ~~He had~~ the ~~shoulders~~ of ~~a middleweight and the waistline~~ of ~~a chorus girl~~, ~~and long, blond hair and slim legs~~.		''Novak worked at a regular job all his life. For many years he was employed in the stock room of Edison Company of West Orange, but was laid off several months ago. Since then he had looked for another job, but found none. He lived with his sister and his only hobbies were to read five newspapers daily and rewrite editorials as he thought they should have been written. He was very unassuming and, unlike most boxers, kept only one picture of himself.''
	~~[[File:013645.jpeg\|right\|150px]]~~
	~~In the United States~~, ~~Banty fought mainly in New York and northern New Jersey~~. He ~~was a top performer in such venues~~ as ~~the old Central Institute in Newark and Bill Brown's 23rd Street Club in New York~~. He ~~is said to have had 231 fights~~, ~~scoring 108 knockouts~~, ~~but these totals have not yet been verified~~.

	Novak worked at a regular job all his life. For many years he was employed in the stock room of Edison Company of West Orange, but was laid off several months ago. Since then he had looked for another job, but found none. He lived with his sister and his only hobbies were to read five newspapers daily and rewrite editorials as he thought they should have been written. He was very unassuming and, unlike most boxers, kept only one picture of himself.
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	*Banty Lewis also was a pitcher for the Happy Ramblers baseball team of Newark: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-05-13/ed-1/seq-12/], [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-05-11/ed-1/seq-12/]		*Banty Lewis also was a pitcher for the Happy Ramblers baseball team of Newark: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-05-13/ed-1/seq-12/], [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-05-11/ed-1/seq-12/]
	*20 March 1914 article: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-20/ed-1/seq-18/]		*20 March 1914 article: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-20/ed-1/seq-18/]
	*21 March 1914 article: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-21/ed-1/seq-16/]		*21 March 1914 article: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-21/ed-1/seq-16/]
	*November 1914 articles: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-11-25/ed-1/seq-11/] [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-11-07/ed-1/seq-18/]		*November 1914 articles: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-11-25/ed-1/seq-11/] [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-11-07/ed-1/seq-18/]

Ric at 02:38, 10 May 2022

2022-05-10T02:38:58Z

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	*20 March 1914 article: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-20/ed-1/seq-18/]		*20 March 1914 article: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-20/ed-1/seq-18/]
	*21 March 1914 article: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-21/ed-1/seq-16/]		*21 March 1914 article: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-21/ed-1/seq-16/]
	*November 1914 ~~article~~: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-11-25/ed-1/seq-11/]		*November 1914 articles: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-11-25/ed-1/seq-11/] [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-11-07/ed-1/seq-18/]

Ric at 01:26, 7 May 2022

2022-05-07T01:26:20Z

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	[[:File:BantyLewis.JPG\|Photo 2]], [[:File:Banty Lewis 1913.jpeg\|Photo 3]]		[[:File:BantyLewis.JPG\|Photo 2]], [[:File:Banty Lewis 1913.jpeg\|Photo 3]]

	~~The following is from the~~ ''Newark Evening News'', September ~~23,~~ 1954:		''Newark Evening News'', September 1954:

	'''Louis A. Novak''', 62, of 124 Hobson Street in Newark, was killed today when his head was crushed by a rear wheel of a tractor-trailer at Frelinghuysen Avenue and Alpine Street. The driver of the truck... said he was unaware of the accident until someone shouted to him to stop. He had just started up his truck after being halted by a traffic light.		'''Louis A. Novak''', 62, of 124 Hobson Street in Newark, was killed today when his head was crushed by a rear wheel of a tractor-trailer at Frelinghuysen Avenue and Alpine Street. The driver of the truck... said he was unaware of the accident until someone shouted to him to stop. He had just started up his truck after being halted by a traffic light.

Ric at 23:46, 6 May 2022

2022-05-06T23:46:59Z

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	*20 March 1914 article: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-20/ed-1/seq-18/]		*20 March 1914 article: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-20/ed-1/seq-18/]
	*21 March 1914 article: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-21/ed-1/seq-16/]		*21 March 1914 article: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-21/ed-1/seq-16/]
			*November 1914 article: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-11-25/ed-1/seq-11/]

Ric: came across another source for him being a baseball pitcher & some "Spring cleaning"

2022-05-06T23:28:47Z

came across another source for him being a baseball pitcher & some "Spring cleaning"

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	'''Manager''': [[Joe Sachs]] [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-19/ed-1/seq-14/]<br>		'''Manager''': [[Joe Sachs]] [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-19/ed-1/seq-14/]<br>
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	The following is from the ''Newark Evening News'', September 23, 1954:		The following is from the ''Newark Evening News'', September 23, 1954:

	:'''Louis A. Novak''', 62, of 124 Hobson Street in Newark, was killed today when his head was crushed by a rear wheel of a tractor-trailer at Frelinghuysen Avenue and Alpine Street. The driver of the truck... said he was unaware of the accident until someone shouted to him to stop. He had just started up his truck after being halted by a traffic light.		'''Louis A. Novak''', 62, of 124 Hobson Street in Newark, was killed today when his head was crushed by a rear wheel of a tractor-trailer at Frelinghuysen Avenue and Alpine Street. The driver of the truck... said he was unaware of the accident until someone shouted to him to stop. He had just started up his truck after being halted by a traffic light.
	~~[[File:013645.jpeg\|right\|150px\|thumb]]~~
	:Novak was known in the ring as '''Banty Lewis'''. He boxed professionally from about 1908 to 1920, his last opponent being [[Mickey Walker]]. He disliked the spotlight, but was a popular fighter who was one of the rare fighters who could knock out an opponent with one blow. In 1913 he went to France as one of a troop of fighters under the management of [[Al Lippe]], others including [[Jeff Smith]] and [[Billy Papke]]. In France he defeated top French featherweights [[Auguste Grassi]] and [[Robert Dastillon]] in 15 and 20 rounds, although he had never fought more than four rounds before.

	~~:By~~ his ~~performances and appearance Lewis captivated the Europeans~~. He ~~had~~ the ~~shoulders~~ of a ~~middleweight and~~ the ~~waistline~~ of ~~a chorus girl~~, and ~~long~~, ~~blond hair and slim legs~~.		Novak was known in the ring as '''Banty Lewis'''. He boxed professionally from about 1908 to 1920, his last opponent being [[Mickey Walker]]. He disliked the spotlight, but was a popular fighter who was one of the rare fighters who could knock out an opponent with one blow. In 1913 he went to France as one of a troop of fighters under the management of [[Al Lippe]], others including [[Jeff Smith]] and [[Billy Papke]]. In France he defeated top French featherweights [[Auguste Grassi]] and [[Robert Dastillon]] in 15 and 20 rounds, although he had never fought more than four rounds before.

	:In the United States, Banty fought mainly in New York and northern New Jersey. He was a top performer in such venues as the old Central Institute in Newark and Bill Brown's 23rd Street Club in New York. He is said to have had 231 fights, scoring 108 knockouts, but these totals have not yet been verified.		By his performances and appearance Lewis captivated the Europeans. He had the shoulders of a middleweight and the waistline of a chorus girl, and long, blond hair and slim legs.
			[[File:013645.jpeg\|right\|150px]]
	:Novak worked at a regular job all his life. For many years he was employed in the stock room of Edison Company of West Orange, but was laid off several months ago. Since then he had looked for another job, but found none. He lived with his sister and his only hobbies were to read five newspapers daily and rewrite editorials as he thought they should have been written. He was very unassuming and, unlike most boxers, kept only one picture of himself.		In the United States, Banty fought mainly in New York and northern New Jersey. He was a top performer in such venues as the old Central Institute in Newark and Bill Brown's 23rd Street Club in New York. He is said to have had 231 fights, scoring 108 knockouts, but these totals have not yet been verified.

			Novak worked at a regular job all his life. For many years he was employed in the stock room of Edison Company of West Orange, but was laid off several months ago. Since then he had looked for another job, but found none. He lived with his sister and his only hobbies were to read five newspapers daily and rewrite editorials as he thought they should have been written. He was very unassuming and, unlike most boxers, kept only one picture of himself.
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	*Banty Lewis also was a pitcher for the Happy Ramblers baseball team of Newark: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-05-11/ed-1/seq-12/]		*Banty Lewis also was a pitcher for the Happy Ramblers baseball team of Newark: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-05-13/ed-1/seq-12/], [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-05-11/ed-1/seq-12/]
	*20 March 1914 article: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-20/ed-1/seq-18/]		*20 March 1914 article: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-20/ed-1/seq-18/]
	*21 March 1914 article: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-21/ed-1/seq-16/]		*21 March 1914 article: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-21/ed-1/seq-16/]

Ric: baseball pitcher too

2022-05-05T15:34:44Z

baseball pitcher too

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	'''Manager''': [[Joe Sachs]] [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-19/ed-1/seq-14/]<br>		'''Manager''': [[Joe Sachs]] [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-19/ed-1/seq-14/]<br>
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			*Banty Lewis also was a pitcher for the Happy Ramblers baseball team of Newark: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-05-11/ed-1/seq-12/]
	*20 March 1914 article: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-20/ed-1/seq-18/]		*20 March 1914 article: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-20/ed-1/seq-18/]
	*21 March 1914 article: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-21/ed-1/seq-16/]		*21 March 1914 article: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-21/ed-1/seq-16/]

Ric at 00:30, 3 May 2022

2022-05-03T00:30:47Z

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	~~[[File:Banty Lewis 1913.jpeg\|right\|150px\|thumb]]~~		'''Manager''': [[Joe Sachs]] [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-19/ed-1/seq-14/]<br>
	'''Manager''': [[Joe Sachs]] [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-19/ed-1/seq-14/]		[[:File:BantyLewis.JPG\|Photo 2]], [[:File:Banty Lewis 1913.jpeg\|Photo 3]]


	The following is from the ''Newark Evening News'', September 23, 1954:		The following is from the ''Newark Evening News'', September 23, 1954:

	:'''Louis A. Novak''', 62, of 124 Hobson Street in Newark, was killed today when his head was crushed by a rear wheel of a tractor-trailer at Frelinghuysen Avenue and Alpine Street. The driver of the truck... said he was unaware of the accident until someone shouted to him to stop. He had just started up his truck after being halted by a traffic light.		:'''Louis A. Novak''', 62, of 124 Hobson Street in Newark, was killed today when his head was crushed by a rear wheel of a tractor-trailer at Frelinghuysen Avenue and Alpine Street. The driver of the truck... said he was unaware of the accident until someone shouted to him to stop. He had just started up his truck after being halted by a traffic light.
			[[File:013645.jpeg\|right\|150px\|thumb]]
	:Novak was known in the ring as '''Banty Lewis'''. He boxed professionally from about 1908 to 1920, his last opponent being [[Mickey Walker]]. He disliked the spotlight, but was a popular fighter who was one of the rare fighters who could knock out an opponent with one blow. In 1913 he went to France as one of a troop of fighters under the management of [[Al Lippe]], others including [[Jeff Smith]] and [[Billy Papke]]. In France he defeated top French featherweights [[Auguste Grassi]] and [[Robert Dastillon]] in 15 and 20 rounds, although he had never fought more than four rounds before.		:Novak was known in the ring as '''Banty Lewis'''. He boxed professionally from about 1908 to 1920, his last opponent being [[Mickey Walker]]. He disliked the spotlight, but was a popular fighter who was one of the rare fighters who could knock out an opponent with one blow. In 1913 he went to France as one of a troop of fighters under the management of [[Al Lippe]], others including [[Jeff Smith]] and [[Billy Papke]]. In France he defeated top French featherweights [[Auguste Grassi]] and [[Robert Dastillon]] in 15 and 20 rounds, although he had never fought more than four rounds before.

Ric at 17:50, 30 April 2022

2022-04-30T17:50:09Z

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			'''Manager''': [[Joe Sachs]] [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-19/ed-1/seq-14/]


	The following is from the ''Newark Evening News'', September 23, 1954:		The following is from the ''Newark Evening News'', September 23, 1954:

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	:Novak worked at a regular job all his life. For many years he was employed in the stock room of Edison Company of West Orange, but was laid off several months ago. Since then he had looked for another job, but found none. He lived with his sister and his only hobbies were to read five newspapers daily and rewrite editorials as he thought they should have been written. He was very unassuming and, unlike most boxers, kept only one picture of himself.		:Novak worked at a regular job all his life. For many years he was employed in the stock room of Edison Company of West Orange, but was laid off several months ago. Since then he had looked for another job, but found none. He lived with his sister and his only hobbies were to read five newspapers daily and rewrite editorials as he thought they should have been written. He was very unassuming and, unlike most boxers, kept only one picture of himself.

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			*20 March 1914 article: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-20/ed-1/seq-18/]
			*21 March 1914 article: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064011/1914-03-21/ed-1/seq-16/]